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US-Japan exercise builds on response to massive earthquake on Noto Peninsula
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- US-Japan exercise builds on response to massive earthquake on Noto Peninsula
- Date posted
- 20 hours ago
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- U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops rehearsed their disaster response techniques, a year after flying real-world missions for victims of a deadly earthquake on Japan’s western coast.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-01-15/japan-earthquake-army-disaster-response-16487721.html
Footage by U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- 12-nation airborne drill in Japan focuses on defending remote islands
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- American troops recently joined a 12-nation parachute drill near Tokyo to hone skills needed to recapture remote Japanese islands.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-01-13/japan-airborne-drill-island-defense-16473327.html
Footage by U.S. Air Force
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- President Carter takes final ride through DC
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- On Jan. 7, 2025, the motorcade carrying former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. and carried the former President to lie in state at the United States Capitol. Watch this video for details.
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- In memoriam: Jimmy Carter
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived American president died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. He was 100 years old.
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- Military Bowl more than game to MOH recipient
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- The Military Bowl was a contest between East Carolina and North Carolina State, but for Medal of Honor recipient Brian Thacker, the game was only a symbolization of a bigger purpose.
Watch this video for details.
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- 2024 Best Europe Sports Photos
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- See the best photos by the Stars and Stripes Europe staff of DODEA high school and European Forces Swim League sports from 2024.
Photo Editor/Producer: Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
Music:
"Cool Rock" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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- Family hosts final light shows at Yokota Air Base
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A Coast Guard officer stationed at this airlift hub in western Tokyo is lighting up the holiday season one last time.
Read more at https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-12-18/christmas-light-show-yokota-japan-16212377.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Christmas comes early for Pacific islanders courtesy of Santa 41 and its helpers
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Inhabitants of this remote atoll rushed onto a beach Wednesday as a U.S. Air Force plane prepared to drop crates filled with much-needed supplies and some Christmas cheer.
Read more at https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-12-11/operation-christmas-drop-yokota-micronesia-16138676.html
Imagery by Alex Wilson/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Tree lighting ceremony in Japan stars Santa Claus, Navy mascot
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Santa Claus and Yoko-Pon, the beloved official mascot for Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, helped usher in the holiday season with a tree-lighting ceremony near the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- National Museum of American Jewish Military History aims to educate visitors
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The National Museum of American Jewish Military History, located in Washington, D.C., educates the public concerning the courage, heroism and sacrifices made by Jewish Americans who served in the armed forces and works to combat anti-Semitism. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds from the 125th Army-Navy game
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- For the 125th time, the Army and Navy football teams clashed in a showdown at Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD. Navy won the game, 31-13. Check out the sights and sounds from the game.
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- DOD intercepts ballistic missile target in test from Guam
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The Missile Defense Agency on Guam has carried out its first live intercept of a ballistic missile target, a “critical milestone” in the effort to create a defensive network to shield the American territory, the agency said.
Read more at https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-12-10/guam-ballistic-missile-intercept-test-16126720.html
Footage by Nancy Jones-Bonbrest/Missile Defense Agency
Edited Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Sights and sounds: Tokyo Comic Con 2024
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- This year’s Tokyo Comic Con, held Dec. 6-8 at Makuhari Messe Convention Center just east of the city center, kicked off with an ceremony featuring celebrity guests, including Jason Mamoa, star of “Aquaman” and the upcoming “Minecraft” movie.
Read more at https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-12-09/tokyo-comic-con-2024-photos-16114799.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Yokota community runs to remember fallen Osprey crew a year after crash
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Hundreds of runners gathered at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Wednesday morning to honor eight airmen who died when a CV-22 Osprey went down off Japan’s coast a year ago.
Read more at https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-11-27/yokota-osprey-crash-memorial-run-15981477.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- ‘Pilot error’ behind Japanese Osprey mishap
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- ‘Pilot error’ behind Japanese Osprey mishap
Japan’s Osprey fleet resumed flying Nov. 14 after investigators ruled that pilot error resulted in damage to one of the tiltrotor aircraft during a joint exercise with U.S. forces last month.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-11-14/japan-osprey-mishap-report-15843522.html
Footage by Kichi Iranai Team Ishigaki
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Special Olympians Compete at Air Force base in Tokyo
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- More than 100 young athletes from across Japan gathered recently for the 45th Kanto Plains Special Olympics at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-11-11/special-olympics-air-force-japan-15819503.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- DODEA school’s anti-bullying walk encourages students to stand up for others
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Sporting orange clothing and carrying signs, more than 100 middle-schoolers, staff and community members gathered this week to deliver an anti-bullying message at Yokota Air Base, the airlift hub in western Tokyo.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-31/anti-bullying-walk-yokota-japan-15686638.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Sights and Sounds from the 49th Marine Corps Marathon
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The 49th annual Marine Corps Marathon was held in Washington, D.C. on Oct.27, 2024. Watch this video for details.
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- Marines practice repelling invasion from disputed South China Sea waters
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- U.S. and Filipino marines used live fire this week to rehearse their defense against a hostile amphibious landing, less than 150 miles from the August scene of a coast guard clash between China and U.S.-ally the Philippines.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-23/kamandag-philippines-palawan-invasion-15598204.html
Footage by U.S. Marine Corps
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Home Depot helps ‘Skelly’ arrive at Marine base in Japan in time for Halloween
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A Navy spouse determined to bring a towering skeleton from the United States to her home at a Marine Corps base south of Hiroshima reached a dead end in every possible way. But then Home Depot stepped in.
Read more at https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-23/skelly-halloween-decoration-marines-japan-15607474.html
Footage by Jonathan Snyder/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Contents of time capsule revealed after 100 years at National WW1 Museum and Memorial
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The National WWI Museum and Memorial unveiled items from a time capsule which was enclosed in the cornerstone of the original Liberty Memorial when it was dedicated nearly 100 years ago on October 16, 1924. Designed to provide a record of what was to be, "The War to End All Wars,” and as a tribute to those who made the Liberty Memorial’s construction possible. Items included: unsealed messages from President Calvin Coolidge and General John J. Pershing; a photograph of the dedication of the site; a glass tube containing food producing seeds of the day; various photos and documents of historic significance and period newspapers. Watch this video for details.
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- Great ShakeOut preps air base residents in Japan for inevitable earthquakes
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The “room” attached to the back of a Tokyo Fire Department truck shook shake violently as the occupants crouched beneath a flimsy table at this airlift hub in western Tokyo. Set to recreate the experience of a magnitude 7 earthquake, the simulator shook the entire truck for about 30 seconds. It was part of the Great ShakeOut, an earthquake preparedness event at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Read more at https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-17/earthquake-prep-yokota-japan-15535493.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- PGA Hope concludes at Congressional
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is a national program that introduces golf to veterans and active-duty military to enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. The vets conclude their training by playing at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds from the 40th annual Army Ten-Miler
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Check out the highlights from the 40th annual Army Ten-Miler. Watch this video for details.
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- Navy helicopter makes ‘precautionary landing’ on Japanese beach
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A U.S. Navy helicopter resumed its flight four hours after making a “precautionary landing” Thursday on a beach about 30 miles southwest of Tokyo.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-10-09/navy-atsugi-helicopter-chigasaki-15460926.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Sights and sounds: South Korea shows off arsenal during Seoul parade
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- South Korea, during its Armed Forces Day parade on Oct. 1, 2024, unveiled a weapon it says is capable of taking out North Korea’s leadership. Meanwhile, a U.S. B-1B Lancer made a rare flight over the capital.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-10-01/south-korea-military-parade-lancer-15366070.html
Imagery by David Choi and Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- SEAL Team actor visits National Museum of the Marine Corps with USO
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- David Boreanaz, an actor from SEAL Team visited Quantico and the Washington, D.C. area with the USO to participate in a mission immersion. Stars and Stripes talked to him while he visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Watch this video for details.
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- USS Bulkeley launching missiles
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- U.S. Navy destroyer USS Bulkeley launching missiles in defense of an Iranian attack on Israel.
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- Win 10 million yen for catching Japan’s most elusive mythical creature
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- North America has the Sasquatch. Scotland has the Loch Ness Monster. Japan has the kappa. Use bamboo poles baited with cucumber to fish for these mythical critters at Kappabuchi Pool in Tono, a city in Iwate prefecture.
Learn more at www.stripes.com.
Footage by Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes
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- New exhibits set to open at the National Museum of the Marine Corps
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The National Museum of the Marine Corps is hosted a private media day in preparation for the public opening of its two newest galleries on U.S. Marine Corps operations. The new 20,000 square foot exhibit will feature hundreds of artifacts from all major U.S. Marine Corps operations from post-Cold War through Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Watch this video for details.
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- Vet owned CBD business aims to help
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- United States Army veteran Craig Henderson is also the chief executive officer at Extract Labs, a cannabis company located in Boulder, CO. Extract Labs aims to give vets an alternative form of coping with stress like PTSD with CBD products. Watch this video for details.
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- Video ads remind Japanese commuters about North Korean abduction case from 1977
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- A 15-second video playing every six minutes in the world’s busiest train stations reminds millions of commuters of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped from her home nearly five decades ago by North Korean agents.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-08-23/north-korea-abductee-megumi-yokota-14951251.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Navy’s oldest operational warship wraps up longest patrol in 5 years
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Sailors in their dress whites manned the rails of the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge as it steamed into Tokyo Bay on Aug. 20, 2024, concluding its longest deployment in five years.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-08-21/navy-blue-ridge-yokosuka-japan-14930832.html
Photos by Alex Wilson/Stars and Stripes
and the U.S. Navy
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Texas based Army brigade rehearses sudden deployment to South Korea
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- About 800 soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bliss, Texas, are testing the Army’s ability to quickly deploy and defend South Korea in case of war.
Imagery by David Choi and Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes
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- Democrat VP pick has military background
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, asked Nebraska and Minnesota National Guard veteran, Gov. Tim Walz, to be her running mate in the 2024 United States Presidential race. Watch this video for details.
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- Watch NORAD intercept Russian and Chinese bombers off Alaska’s coast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- U.S. and Canadian fighters with North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted four bombers – two Russian and two Chinese – flying off Alaska’s coast, Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
Video footage by the Russian Defense Ministry
Still images by the U.S. Department of Defense
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Mexican tall ship ARM Cuauhtemoc departs Japanese naval base after port call
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The ARM Cuauhtemoc, a training ship of the Mexican navy, set sail Wednesday from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force base at Yokosuka, Japan, after a five-day visit. The Cuauhtemoc berthed at the Hemi Dock adjacent to Yokosuka Naval Base, home of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Its stop coincided with the 415th anniversary of friendship between the peoples of Mexico and Japan. The tall ship was commissioned in 1982 and displaces 1,800 tons. Its crew of 276 includes approximately 90 officer cadets. Its next destination is Incheon, South Korea.
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- Overcoming Adversity: Re-Walk episode 4
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- "Overcoming Adversity," is a new video series from Stars and Stripes which highlights current and former military personnel and shows their adverse circumstance and how they overcame the challenge. In the first season, we highlight former Marine, Brittany Elliot. Elliott, became a quadriplegic after getting into an accident with a drunk driver. She now has usage of her extremities by using ReWalk. Episode 4 delves into the Re-Walk device. Watch this video for details.
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- Enjoying the rides at Ramstein's Freedom Fest
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Visitors to Ramstein Air Base's Freedom Fest enjoy the carnival rides. Although it was wet and chilly on the first day of the two-day fest, people were having fun.
Video by Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
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- Marines on Okinawa issued new amphibious combat vehicles
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The Marine Corps received a shipment of new Amphibious Combat Vehicles or ACVs, eight-wheeled armored personnel carriers designed to move troops from ship to shore, at an Okinawa port over the weekend.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-01/marines-on-okinawa-offload-amphibious-combat-vehicles-14352384.html
Footage by U.S. Marine Corps
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Overcoming Adversity: Rehabilitation ep. 3
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- "Overcoming Adversity," is a new video series from Stars and Stripes which highlights current and former military personnel and shows their adverse circumstance and how they overcame the challenge. In the first season, we highlight former Marine, Brittany Elliot. Elliott, became a quadriplegic after getting into an accident with a drunk driver. She now has usage of her extremities by using ReWalk. Episode 3 explores her rehabilitation process.
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- Disney, Fisher House provide care packages to families at Walter Reed location
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Representatives of Disney visited the Water Reed Fisher House and delivered care packages and special surprises to the families who stay at the location. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds: Hydrangeas blooming across Japan mark the start of rainy season
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Hydrangeas blooming in June mark the start of Japan’s rainy season.
Meigetsuin Temple, also known as Ajisai-dera, or Hydrangea Temple, in Kamakura city near Yokosuka Naval Base, had already attracted many visitors with its hydrangeas in full bloom ahead of the coming rain, forecast by the Japan Weather Association to begin Thursday.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Army celebrates 249th birthday at Twilight Tattoo
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The United States Army celebrated its 249th birthday at Twilight Tattoo. Twilight Tattoo is an action-packed military show featuring soldiers from the U.S. Army Military District of Washington’s ceremonial units, the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own."
Christine Wormuth, the Secretary of the Army, will hosted Twilight
Tattoo to celebrate the Army's 249th birthday. Watch this video for details.
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- Harbor security training using blank rounds draws protesters to Navy base in Japan
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- U.S. Navy harbor security boats raced through waters near the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet and fired hundreds of blank rounds Wednesday, part of a three-day exercise that drew protests earlier in the week.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-05/harbor-security-blank-rounds-japan-14085657.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Miss America at Normandy
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Miss America 2024, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh speaks with Stripes about the importance of D-Day commemoration at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
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- Government-run aquarium showcases freshwater environment south of Tokyo
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Just 30 miles northwest of U.S. Army Japan’s headquarters, Aquarium Sagamihara boasts a 131-foot tank of flowing water that replicates a living river environment.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2024-05-30/japan-aquarium-sagamihara-zama-13999407.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Overcoming Adversity: The crash ep. 2
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- "Overcoming Adversity," is a new video series from Stars and Stripes which highlights current and former military personnel and shows their adverse circumstance and how they overcame the challenge. In the first season, we highlight former Marine, Brittany Elliot. Elliott, became a quadriplegic after getting into an accident with a drunk driver. She now has usage of her extremities by using ReWalk. Episode 2 explores the crash which left Elliot paralyzed.
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- Eisenhower Monument unveiled for D-Day 80th anniversary
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- American military leaders past and present were on hand June 3, 2024, to unveil a statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower in the heart of Sainte-Mère-Église, in France's Normandy region
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- Rite of spring: Army base on Okinawa sees season’s first green sea turtle
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- A 100-million-year-old reproductive ritual continued Wednesday at this small Army installation on Okinawa’s western coast. A green sea turtle crawled ashore at Torii Beach, methodically dug a hole next to a Morale, Welfare and Recreation pavilion and went to work laying and burying her eggs in the sand.
READ MORE: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-05-31/green-sea-turtle-eggs-army-okinawa-14035307.html
Video footage by Keishi Koja/Stars and Stripes
Still imagery from the U.S. Army
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
